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Why the Oscars Needed a Host (Column)

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Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticWhat a year not to have montages. And what a year to not have the anchor of a host.The 2021 Oscars came at the end of a long year for movie fans.

With traditional options for screening films scrambled, and with a sense that the conversation sparked by the nominees this time around was taking place on a smaller scale than had existed pre-COVID, this moment seemed to scream out for ties to the past, or some sort of shared recognizable reality.

This was precisely the year when meaningful introduction to the movies and performers at play early on might have kept Oscar viewers attentive to a ceremony that still stands for tradition.Instead, the ceremony felt lost and guide-less.

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